Seminar discussions, review and evaluation of the literature covering periodontal anatomy, periodontal biology, the pathology of periodontal diseases and etiological factors in periodontal disease. The subject area will be covered in six semesters. May be repeated six times for a maximum of twelve credits. Lecture, 40 hours.

In this seminar course participants present, discuss and critique surgical procedures that have been accomplished in the clinic. Reading assignments from the literature augment the clinical discussions and students are encouraged to use the literature to justify their procedures. Cases are presented on a rotating basis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits.

This is an advanced series of seminars on the clinical aspects of periodontal therapy. During the course, the students will learn about various modalities of periodontal therapy as presented in the periodontal literature, e.g., mucogingival treatment, implants and curettage. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

This course involves direct student participation in a research project. Projects and thesis are approved by the course director and may be clinical, laboratory experimental or related to dental education. Projects may include original or ongoing research within the Department of Periodontics or other departments of the Medical Center. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve credits.

This course aims to train dental students on how to perform the comprehensive periodontal evaluation, as well as, the non-surgical periodontal treatment on mannequins and classmates.

This is a course designed to provide the student with clinical experience so that he can obtain a minimal competence in the applications of periodontal procedures. Therapeutic procedures involving initial periodontal therapy will be performed by each student.

This is a surgically oriented course which presents information necessary for the diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment of surgical cases. The information gained is applied to planning treatment for actual surgical cases. Lecture, 27 hours; laboratory, 3 hours.

This is a clinical course which offers the student the opportunity to treat patients with more advanced periodontal disease. Therapeutic procedures will be performed by each student as his patients' needs dictate. Clinic, 50 hours.

This clinical course is a continuation of PER 831. The student receives further instruction and experience in diagnosing, planning treatment and treating patients with periodontitis and mucogingival problems.

An introductory survey course in basic human physiology.